07Dec14

India will not support sanctions against Russia

India will not support sanctions against Russia by Western countries over the
on-going Ukraine crisis, local media reported on Sunday.

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the country next week, the
Indian government said it cannot be party to any sanction against Russia,
reported local daily The Times of India.

The Russian president will visit India on Dec. 10 and 11 for the 15th Annual
India-Russia Summit, during which he would hold bilateral talks with Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Ajay Bisaria, joint secretary of the Eurasia Division under the Indian Ministry of
External Affairs, described India-Russia ties as "special and privileged strategic
partnership."

He said both countries "have similarity in views on important global issues,
including on the threats of terrorism, particularly in Russia and the neighborhood
and on the need to defuse Cold War- like tensions that are increasingly
manifesting themselves in global relations."

"India has said clearly that it cannot be party to any economic sanctions against
Russia," he said at a news briefing last Friday, quoted by the paper.

India and Russia are to spell out a "joint vision of their relationship for the next
10 years" which will provide a roadmap to advancing the partnership to
qualitatively new levels, with strong focus on redefining the economic
partnership, he said.

[Source: Xinhua, New Delhi, 07Dec14]

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